A grandmother with terminal cancer and just months left to live is pursuing her life-long dreams of skydiving and swimming with dolphins. Doctors gave Tanya Huckstep the devastating news she had between six and nine months left after the breast cancer she has fought since 2021 worsened. But, despite a grueling battle through chemotherapy and … Read more
And you thought your vacation horror story was bad. The “world’s unluckiest traveler” has been named in a new contest of calamities — put on by a travel insurance provider. The most sordid saga — involving skydiving and a friend being hauled out in a bodybag (but not necessarily in that order) — turns out to … Read more
This 102-year-old daredevil is taking birthdays to new heights. Manette Baillie, from Suffolk, England, celebrated another year of a life well-lived by jumping out of a plane — and raising over $13,000 (£10,000) for her favorite charities throughout the UK. Manette Baillie served on the Women’s Royal Naval Service during World War II. UK Parachutist … Read more
On a summer afternoon when most New Yorkers were chaining themselves to the nearest air conditioner, the residents of the New Jewish Home on West 106th Street were enjoying a very active day. There was the trip to Broadway, a cuddle with puppies, a diving adventure on the high seas and skydiving above the Swiss … Read more
The 28-year-old wife of a famous skydiver has been killed in a tragic accident, with friends and family taking to social media to remember the woman described as an “angel.” Devrey LaRiccia, who was married to famous skydiver Freddy Chase, had been on a skydive when it encountered “unforeseen difficulties”. However, it is unclear if … Read more
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s an octogenarian! A 106-year-old Texas man took back his title as the world’s oldest person to tandem skydive, according to Guinness World Records. Alfred “Al” Blaschke first earned the record in 2020 at age 103, when he skydived to mark his twin grandsons’ college graduations. Alfred “Al” Blaschke took … Read more
A group of 30 skydivers are coming together to get the best possible view of the solar eclipse on April 8, 2024 — literally in the sky. Jason Berger, co-owner of Skydive the Falls located nine miles north of Niagara Falls in Youngstown, New York, decided to take on this celestial-sized challenge after one of … Read more
Marina Kostina shouldn’t have survived. A persuasive friend convinced the Chicago-based clinical hypnotherapist to go skydiving on Father’s Day in 2022. When she decided to make the leap from 13,500 feet, Kostina, a Moscow native, had been struggling with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, as well as the rocky aftermath of a failed marriage. She also … Read more
A 104-year-old Chicago woman traded her walker for a harness and parachute in an attempt to become the oldest person in the world to ever skydive. Dorothy Hoffner was greeted with cheers on Sunday as she safely touched down following the 13,500-foot tandem jump at Skydive Chicago Airport in Ottawa, Ill., about 85 miles southwest … Read more
On Friday, Kevin Rice is facing his fear of skydiving — in honor of his late daughter. The 40-year-old from Bristol is undertaking the high-flying adventure after the death of his daughter, Raeyah, who passed away this year at just 4 years old after a battle with kidney cancer. Kevin, a builder, said he refrained … Read more
He was free-fallin’. A skydiver in Spain has plummeted into the spotlight after capturing his own stunning, near-15,000 foot drop on camera — a jump he called his “most impressive one,” Storyful reported. Trained daredevil Eric Finat Trepat described his 43rd plane plunge — where he shot through cloud layers before landing near the Catalonian … Read more
Bet she wishes she had jumped without a “shoot.” A thrill-seeker who paid for “cool” shots of herself skydiving was aghast after the professional photographer captured a mortifying wardrobe malfunction instead. Footage of her in-flight fashion disaster has amassed 8.2 million views in three days — as well as untold facepalms on TikTok. “I did … Read more